When a Finnish (European ) pilot shot down SIX (Moscow Oriental - stalinist) bombers JUST in FOUR minutes - World War II Stories

[Litwin]

The one ability that every great fighter pilot from every country had was the ability to use amazingly few rounds to take down a target.​

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FAF had 97 Fokker DXXIs, only 7 built in the Neatherlands, 90 licence built in Finland. Only one plane (FR-76) was actually armed with two 20 mm Oerlikon FF cannons plus two 7,7 mm MGs. It was not Sarvanto's plane... His plane FR-97 as all other Finnish DXXIs were armed with four rifle caliber MGs. The Oerlikon FF had quite low muzzle velocity and rate of fire (600 m/s 500 rpm) and the magazine took only 60 rounds. The sole "Cannon-Fokker's" (FR-76) Oerlikons were removed and replaced with MGs during the Winter War.Sarvanto (nickname "Zamba") served in FAF until 1960 when he retired with the rank of Lieutetant-Colonel. He died in October 1963.An other Finnish pilot mentioned here, Kauko Ikonen served in FAF until may 1947. He was killed in an accident on the 9th of May 1947. For reasons still unknown his "Myrsky"-plane (Finnish made fighter) dived and crashed in a field SW Finland in the municipality of Nakkila. Pilot's body was never found, he together with more solid parts of his plane was buried so deep in the soft soil that after digging more than 10 meters down it was decided to level the pit and put a cross on top.​

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When a Finnish (European ) pilot shot down SIX (Moscow Oriental - stalinist) bombers JUST in FOUR minutes - World War II Stories​

 

[mamooth]

What does "Moscow Oriental" refer to? It's not a term I'm familiar with. Is it Finnish thing?

 

[Donald H]

There has to be a place for celebrating Nazi accomplishments too.
But I have to warn you that America doesn't want to hear any of your political incorrectness on the Ukraine issue at this time.

America is turning to new tactics in it's fight to defeat Russia and that means that Zelensky could soon take his assigned place of pushing up daisies.

 

[whitehall]

Yeah but Russia was our ally in WW2. Who were the Finns working for?